Afghanistan vs China: Share of women in parliament
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2020
China
26.5%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
85th
China rank
88th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.5% in China, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1923 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 85th and China ranks 88th of 174 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | China |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 15.6% | 14.8% | China |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% | China |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 21.2% | 20.5% | China |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 21.3% | 17.6% | China |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 20.7% | 6.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 23.2% | 4.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 24.9% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.5% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Afghanistan ranks 85th and China ranks 88th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.